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Arizona Coyotes Hats Authentic , a 2018 NHL All-Star who missed the past 18 games with a hand injury that required surgery, is excited about returning to the ice on Thursday.“My first year, I had four games (I missed) with a shoulder. My second year, I had six games with a groin,” Klingberg said after practice Wednesday. “Six weeks, that’s a long time for me (to be out). I’ve been skating the last two weeks, though, which helps. My conditioning I feel is really good. It’s going to be for me like starting the season over.”To make room for Klingberg on the active roster, Dallas sent rookie defenseman Joel Hanley, who had appeared in 16 NHL games, to AHL Texas.According to Stars first-year coach Jim Montgomery after practice on Wednesday, Klingberg will be paired with Esa Lindell against Chicago and also will see minutes with the power play.Dallas has gone 8-9-1 without Klingberg on the ice.“He’s really important. We’ve been .500 since he’s been out and we’re not a .500 team when he’s in, so that speaks to his importance to our team,” Montgomery said. PITTSBURGH (AP) — Phil Kessel scored a power-play goal at 3:59 of overtime to give the Pittsburgh Penguins a 4-3 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday night.Evgeni Malkin pushed a loose puck from the slot to Kessel
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www.officialbruinsproonline.com ;, Minn. (AP) — Matthew Tkachuk scored the go-ahead goal midway through the third period for Calgary, and David Rittich made 34 saves against Minnesota.Mark Giordano scored short-handed in the first period for the Pacific Division-leading Flames. They are 11-2-1 in their last 14 games, with 10 wins in regulation, and lead the NHL with 50 third-period goals. Jordan Greenway scored for the Wild.DUCKS 2, BLUE JACKETS 1, OTCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Daniel Sprong scored 1:19 into overtime to lift Anaheim past Columbus.Adam Henrique won a faceoff in the Ducks offensive zone, and Sprong beat Sergei Bobrovsky with his second goal of the night.John Gibson stopped 36 shots for Anaheim. The Ducks have won four straight and eight of nine.Markus Nutivaara scored for Columbus.CANADIENS 5, SENATORS 2MONTREAL (AP) — Shea Weber scored the tiebreaking goal in Montreal’s four-goal third period and the Canadiens beat Ottawa for the third time in 12 days.Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Matthew Peca each had a goal and an assist, and Paul Byron and Jonathan Drouin also scored for the Canadiens. Carey Price stopped 16 shots to win his fifth straight.Colin White and Mikkel Boedker scored for the Senators.AVALANCHE 6, STARS 4DENVER (AP) — Gabriel Landeskog scored twice, including the winner with 3:20 remaining, Mikko Rantanen added two more on the power play and Colorado recovered after blowing a three-goal lead.Esa Lindell and Tyler Seguin brought Dallas back by scoring 44 seconds apart in the middle period. Seguin added another in the third and Jamie Benn tied it with 4:36 left.Landeskog’s winner was a redirect after a shot by defenseman Erik Johnson from the blue line. Nathan MacKinnon sealed the win with an empty-net goal. MacKinnon also had three assists to help the Avs snap a three-game skid that included an overtime loss in St. Louis on Friday.ISLANDERS 4, RED WINGS 3
Boston Bruins T-Shirts Authentic , SOUNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) — Mathew Barzal scored on a power play in the third period and had the only goal in the shootout to lift New York past Detroit.Anthony Beauvillier and Casey Cizikas also scored in regulation, and Thomas Greiss made 18 saves for New York. Thomas Vanek had a goal and two assists, and Gustav Nyquist and Trevor Daley added goals for Detroit.PREDATORS 2, DEVILS 1, SONASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Ryan Johansen scored the winning goal in the sixth round of the shootout to lift Nashville past New Jersey.Frederick Gaudreau scored in regulation and Juuse Saros made 33 saves through overtime to help the Predators win their third straight.Brian Boyle scored for the Devils and Keith Kinkaid made 27 saves.CANUCKS 5, FLYERS 1VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Brock Boeser had a goal and an assist to lead Vancouver.Chris Tanev, Loui Eriksson, Josh Leivo and Markus Granlund also scored for the Canucks, and Troy Stecher had two assists. Jacob Markstrom stopped 31 shots.Scott Laughton scored for the Flyers, who lost for the second time in two nights. Philadelphia finished a five-game trip in which it earned just three points. Anthony Stolarz stopped two-of-four shots before he left midway through the first period Due to a lower-body injury. Backup Alex Lyon made 17 saves.
DALLAS — On Thursday night at American Airlines Center Arizona Coyotes Hoodies Authentic , the Central Division rivalry between the Chicago Blackhawks and Dallas Stars will renew.Chicago (11-19-6) occupies the Central cellar, but thanks to a 2-1 win against suddenly struggling Nashville Tuesday at United Center, the Blackhawks at least head into their first meeting of the season with the Stars on a positive note.The Blackhawks are 4-12-2 on the road and last won away from home November 24 at Florida, a 5-4 overtime victory. Chicago has lost its last four road games, but two of those defeats have been by one goal.Article continues below ...Wednesday’s win against the reigning Western Conference champion Predators was just Chicago’s second win in its past 12 games.“Really liked the response of the team,” Blackhawks interim coach Jeremy Colliton said postgame on Tuesday. “We had a good start. Second period was excellent. Third period, obviously they got a little push against us. Would have liked to spend a little more time in their end. You don’t want to put yourself under so much pressure you’re at the mercy of the bounce, but credit to the guys, they played really hard. And when we do that, we’re really competitive.”Longtime Chicago captain Jonathan Toews needs just three assists to reach 400 helpers for his career.On Wednesday morning, the Blackhawks recalled forward Luke Johnson from AHL Rockford.Johnson had four goals and seven points with in 10 games with Rockford.Chicago also placed veteran forward Marcus Kruger on injured reserve with a concussion, which was revealed by Colliton after the win against Nashville.Dallas (17-14-3) was 4-0-0 against Chicago last season, and on Tuesday the Stars snapped their four-game losing streak with a 2-0 shutout of Calgary.The Stars are now 11-3-1 at home and will get a nice boost from the return of defenseman John Klingberg, who last played November 8 against San Jose.And Klingberg Arizona Coyotes Hats Authentic , a 2018 NHL All-Star who missed the past 18 games with a hand injury that required surgery, is excited about returning to the ice on Thursday.“My first year, I had four games (I missed) with a shoulder. 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The Kings have lost four straight and eight of 10.Iafallo tied it at 3 with a power-play goal at 12:30 of the third period.CAPITALS 4, SABRES 3, SOWASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored his NHL-leading 29th goal of the season to extend his points streak to a career-best 14 games and had the shootout winner for Washington.Ovechkin has 17 goals and six points during his points streak and has scored in six in a row. The Stanley Cup champion Capitals have won five in a row.Brett Connolly and Jakub Vrana also scored, and Pheonix Copley made 25 saves. Sabres captain Jack Eichel scored twice and No. 1 overall pick Rasmus Dahlin had a power-play goal for Buffalo.PANTHERS 4, MAPLE LEAFS 3, OTSUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Aleksander Barkov scored at 3:24 of overtime to complete his first NHL hat trick and lift Florida past Toronto.Barkov slipped the puck past goalie Frederik Andersen from the right side of the crease.Jonathan Huberdeau had a goal and an assist, and Roberto Luongo made 29 saves to help the Panthers snap a four-game skid. Mitchell Marner scored twice for Toronto, John Tavares added his team-high 20th goal and Andersen stopped 28 shots. The Maple Leafs have lost four of their past five,The Maple Leafs tied it at 3 with 1:39 left in regulation on Marner’s second goal.FLAMES 2, WILD 1ST. PAUL www.officialbruinsproonline.com ;, Minn. (AP) — Matthew Tkachuk scored the go-ahead goal midway through the third period for Calgary, and David Rittich made 34 saves against Minnesota.Mark Giordano scored short-handed in the first period for the Pacific Division-leading Flames. They are 11-2-1 in their last 14 games, with 10 wins in regulation, and lead the NHL with 50 third-period goals. Jordan Greenway scored for the Wild.DUCKS 2, BLUE JACKETS 1, OTCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Daniel Sprong scored 1:19 into overtime to lift Anaheim past Columbus.Adam Henrique won a faceoff in the Ducks offensive zone, and Sprong beat Sergei Bobrovsky with his second goal of the night.John Gibson stopped 36 shots for Anaheim. The Ducks have won four straight and eight of nine.Markus Nutivaara scored for Columbus.CANADIENS 5, SENATORS 2MONTREAL (AP) — Shea Weber scored the tiebreaking goal in Montreal’s four-goal third period and the Canadiens beat Ottawa for the third time in 12 days.Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Matthew Peca each had a goal and an assist, and Paul Byron and Jonathan Drouin also scored for the Canadiens. Carey Price stopped 16 shots to win his fifth straight.Colin White and Mikkel Boedker scored for the Senators.AVALANCHE 6, STARS 4DENVER (AP) — Gabriel Landeskog scored twice, including the winner with 3:20 remaining, Mikko Rantanen added two more on the power play and Colorado recovered after blowing a three-goal lead.Esa Lindell and Tyler Seguin brought Dallas back by scoring 44 seconds apart in the middle period. Seguin added another in the third and Jamie Benn tied it with 4:36 left.Landeskog’s winner was a redirect after a shot by defenseman Erik Johnson from the blue line. Nathan MacKinnon sealed the win with an empty-net goal. MacKinnon also had three assists to help the Avs snap a three-game skid that included an overtime loss in St. Louis on Friday.ISLANDERS 4, RED WINGS 3 Boston Bruins T-Shirts Authentic , SOUNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) — Mathew Barzal scored on a power play in the third period and had the only goal in the shootout to lift New York past Detroit.Anthony Beauvillier and Casey Cizikas also scored in regulation, and Thomas Greiss made 18 saves for New York. Thomas Vanek had a goal and two assists, and Gustav Nyquist and Trevor Daley added goals for Detroit.PREDATORS 2, DEVILS 1, SONASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Ryan Johansen scored the winning goal in the sixth round of the shootout to lift Nashville past New Jersey.Frederick Gaudreau scored in regulation and Juuse Saros made 33 saves through overtime to help the Predators win their third straight.Brian Boyle scored for the Devils and Keith Kinkaid made 27 saves.CANUCKS 5, FLYERS 1VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Brock Boeser had a goal and an assist to lead Vancouver.Chris Tanev, Loui Eriksson, Josh Leivo and Markus Granlund also scored for the Canucks, and Troy Stecher had two assists. Jacob Markstrom stopped 31 shots.Scott Laughton scored for the Flyers, who lost for the second time in two nights. Philadelphia finished a five-game trip in which it earned just three points. Anthony Stolarz stopped two-of-four shots before he left midway through the first period Due to a lower-body injury. Backup Alex Lyon made 17 saves.